The Bakery, Gingerbread Cake Donut Hole
The processing score reflects 57 ingredients, including artificial flavoring, preservatives, ingredients listed as artificial, plus 3 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and saturated fat.
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Ingredients
45 listed · 16 flagged for reviewENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, WATER, PALM OIL, OF: SOYBEAN OIL, SOY FLOUR, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE), NONFAT MILK, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, WHOLE EGGS, DEXTROSE, SALT, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM PROPIONATE, SORBIC ACID, SOY LECITHIN, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, MONO AND DIESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, SODIUM STEAROYL, LACTYLATE, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, XANTHAN GUM, ENZYMES, CORNSTARCH, CORN OIL, BETA-CAROTENE, ALPHA TOCOPHEROL, SPICES, PALM OIL WITH LECITHIN, CALCIUM CARBONATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, AGAR-AGAR, LOCUST BEAN GUM, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL MOLASSES FLAVOR, CARAMEL COLOR, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE, ADDED TO PROTECT FLAVOR, ORANGE OIL, ALIENATE, GUAR GUM, TITANIUM DIOXIDE COLOR, CINNAMON.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, The Bakery, Gingerbread Cake Donut Hole scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup Solids): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin, Mono- And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Other Additives (Propylene Glycol, Sodium Stearoyl): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum, Agar-Agar, Locust Bean Gum, +1 more): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Within Cakes & Pastries, this product is more processed than about 16% of the 11,919 products we've analyzed.
Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.
What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group The Bakery, Gingerbread Cake Donut Hole's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- Industrial EnzymesUPF marker
In this product: Enzymes.
Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
- Natural FlavorsUPF marker
In this product: Added To Protect Flavor.
Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Dextrose, Maltodextrin, Natural And Artificial Molasses Flavor.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Palm Oil, Of: Soybean Oil, Corn Oil, Palm Oil With Lecithin, and 1 more.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Propionate.
Natural sources but industrial application.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Sorbic Acid, Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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